AP PsychologyExam 2020

New Date:MAY 19th 2PM

What: Two FRQs (No Multiple Choice)

Where: Your house

How: Handwritten or Typed and

uploaded

Which: Units 1-11 of our book

FRQ Details

What to expect: (Thanks to Rob McEntarffer for sharing notes from 4/15 webinar w/ CB)

Prior to the exam….

● By April 24th, you must contact College Board if you have a technology problems, no printer, no wifi etc. http://cb.org/tech

● The week of April 27th, we will become familiar with the online classroom task interface

● Prior to the exam day, there will be a simulation you can use to practice uploading documents

● 48 hours before the test, each student will get a ticket, unique for you, by email and there will also be a copy in your

College Board account. You will use this ticket to join the exam about 15 minutes in advance. You will answer

some questions and confirm your identity. (Students will be “entered” into the exam in waves over a five minute period

and the timer begins when you begin so don’t get worried if you aren’t able to access the exam at 2:00 on the dot)

● There will be a worksheet for you to fill out and bring with you the day of the exam

During the exam….

● None of the FRQs will require you to draw a chart or graph

● Keep the browser open-it will have a countdown clock

● Recommended that you have one window to type your response and another window open with the prompt and

countdown clock. You can then copy and paste directly from Google or Word into the online test system

● Prepare like we’ve always prepared

● FRQ begins after 30 minutes whether you submitted FRQ1 or not.

Details about the FRQs and submission

College Board expects that there will students who don’t finish either question within the time frame because of the time crunch. This is partially due to trying to diminish opportunity to cheat and the ability to look everything up. At 25 minutes in (Question 1), the screen timer will turn red and tell you to upload/submit. YOU MUST SUBMIT at this time! Even though there is a 5 minute upload period, don’t try to steal a minute or two extra of typing because if a student’s answers aren’t submitted by the end of the 5 minutes upload time, it won’t be scored and will not qualify for a makeup exam as other technical issues will warrant.

Don’t waste your time fully defining each bullet point (also called a “task”) BUT you’ll have to make sure your application is extremely clear and not applicable to another term. You cannot be VAGUE at all.

Cheating

College Board has reported that they already found a student creating a plan to cheat on the AP Physics exam. He was stunned they found and contacted him. They also contacted the college he plans to attend in the fall. They have many layers in place to catch cheaters. Teachers will also get a copy of your responses to screen for any suspicious activity. Bottom line-Study as much as you should and do your best. There’s not enough time or justification to cheat.

• Unit I: Scientific Foundations of Psychology

• Unit II: Biological Basis of Behavior

• Unit III: Sensation and Perception

• Unit IV: Learning

• Unit V: Cognitive Psychology

• Unit VI: Developmental Psychology

• Unit VII: Motivation, Emotion, and Personality

Seven Units on 2020 exam(credit to Karl Honma for his original FRQ Practice Slideshow)

How our book aligns with those units:

Myers Psychology for AP* 1st Ed.

FRQ #1: Concept Application

Quizlet link with all relevant terms for this course

FRQ #1 continued: Concept Application

FRQ #2 Research

Design

FRQ #2: Research Methods

Traditional Research Methods

Question:2019

Traditional Research Methods Question-2019

Rubric for first 4 “tasks”

Traditional Research Methods Question cont-2019

Rubric for last 3 “tasks”

Review links

Updates for AP Students Affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19)

AP Psychology Exam Free-Response Question and Scoring Information Archive

AP Psychology Review Videos from College Board

Study 427 Terms | The Essential 427:... Flashcards (Credit to Virginia Welle)

List of Essential Vocab Terms by Unit (Credit to Joelie McCrary)

Crash Course Psychology Playlist